flighty
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flighty
- /ˈflaɪti/
Rhymes with -aɪti
Where it comes from
From flight + -y. Compare Dutch vluchtig (“volatile; fleeting; cursory”), German flüchtig (“volatile; fleeting; momentary; quick”), Danish flygtig (“elusive; evasive”), Swedish flyktig.
adjective flightier · flightiest
- Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
- That flies easily or often. "We know that flighty birds suffer from greater risk of raptor predation, and I assume that it is useful to understand the effects of urbanization because flighty species may be more vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbance."
- Swift. Permanent way and other checks then somewhat slowed down this flighty progress.
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adj given to silly ideas
| 中文 | 輕浮 /轻浮 qīngfú, 輕率 /轻率 qīngshuài |
|---|---|
| Français | candide, insouciant |
| Deutsch | flatterhaft, schrullig, albern |
| Ελληνικά | ελαφρόμυαλος elafrómyalos, επιπόλαιος epipólaios, φαντασιόπληκτος fantasiópliktos |
| Русский | взбалмошный vzbalmošnyj |
| עברית | קַל דַּעַת qal dá'at |
adj (of a bird) that flies easily or often
| Español | volador |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 善飛的 /善飞的 shànfēi de, 飛行力強的 /飞行力强的 fēixínglì qiáng de |
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title = {flighty},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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